Football Preview: Cross Trojans vs. Hannah-Pamplico Raiders
The Cross Trojans and the Hannah-Pamplico Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-0 win over Ridgeland. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Karmello Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. Tyler Harris was another key player, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns.
Cross' defense stepped up as well, laying out Wenson Smith. four times. William Grant was especially locked on to Ridgeland's QB and sacked him twice.
Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hannah-Pamplico had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 40-6 victory over the Vikings. The Raiders pushed the score to 33-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Cross pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Hannah-Pamplico, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Cross came up short against Hannah-Pamplico in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, falling 17-12. Thankfully for Cross, Eric Mays (who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 126 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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